Fantasy Football Week 18 WR rankings: Calvin Ridley looks to bounce back

Modified Jan 04, 2024 01:22 GMT

Kansas City Chiefs v Jacksonville Jaguars — Fantasy Football Week 18 WR rankings

Week 18 presents an additional challenge in fantasy football unlike any other week of the season. Some NFL teams with nothing left to play for, such as those who have clinched their seedings in the playoffs, may choose to bench some of their starters and give them additional rest prior to the postseason. This can eliminate them as potential lineup options for the championship round of the fantasy football playoffs.

Luckily for the wide receiver position, more options are available for fantasy football lineups than in any other position. While it has the most depth of options, it's still extremely important to analyze all of the available players before finalizing lineups. This helps to maximize weekly scores and generate sustained success.

Weekly rankings are one of the best ways to sort through all of the available options each week. Unlike season-long rankings that project a players overall output for the whole year, weekly rankings focus much more on individual matchups. This helps to pinpoint favorable targets and avoid certain players in difficult situations.

Calvin Ridley is an example of a wide receiver who will see his fantasy football value boosted in Week 18 when the Jacksonville Jaguars take on the Tennessee Titans. He recorded a massive WR1 weekly finish the first time that they played. The Titans are also allowing the eighth-most fantasy points per game to his position.

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Chris Godwin is an example of the opposite, as his value will decrease this week. Despite finishing among the top 20 wide receivers in PPR leagues in each of his past three games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he will have a difficult matchup against the New Orleans Saints. They are currently allowing the seventh-fewest fantasy points per game to wide receivers.

This is just one example of the many that can factor into making weekly rankings, as every possible situation for all available options must be properly analyzed. Taking all of this into careful consideration, here's how the top 50 wide receivers stack up in Week 18.